AAIB investigation to Rotorsport UK MTOsport, G-CGZM

Rotor struck a hedge following aborted go-around, Headon Airfield, Nottinghamshire, 13 September 2016.

From:: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published: 8 December 2016

Category:: Sport aviation and balloons
Report type:: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:: 13 September 2016
Aircraft type:: Rotorsport UK MTOsport
Location:: Headon Airfield, Nottinghamshire
Registration:: G-CGZM

Summary:

皇冠体育app pilot decided to perform a go-around from a height of 50 ft above the runway with 500 m of runway remaining. He applied nose-up pitch and full engine power, but the aircraft levelled at about 35 ft at an airspeed of 40 mph. With several dwellings ahead of the aircraft鈥檚 flightpath near the airfield boundary, the pilot decided to land, touching down just beyond the end of the runway. 皇冠体育app landing was successful, but the rotor struck an adjacent hedge after the aircraft had come to a stop. 皇冠体育app pilot and passenger were uninjured.

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